Current issues that matter to Africa go under discussion and are brought to the attention of a global audience.
Each month an invited audience engages robustly with a distinguished international panel to help inform global perceptions of the continent.
If it matters to Africa, we shall debate it in Africa.
Current issues that matter to Africa go under discussion and are brought to the attention of a global audience.
Each month an invited audience engages robustly with a distinguished international panel to help inform global perceptions of the continent.
If it matters to Africa, we shall debate it in Africa.
Plastic rice. Death hoaxes. ‘Marry twice or go to jail’. How can journalists preserve audience trust in an era of social media and – some say – fake news? Do social media platforms have a responsibility to curb the spread of fake news? And can government censorship can ever be the answer?
The BBC’s Akwasi Sarpong and Didi Akinyelure debate the big questions with an audience in Malawi.
(Image: A stack of newspapers branded with a red ‘fake’ stamp. Credit: Thinkstock; BBC.)